SALEM -- Days after jumpstarting Oregon's minimum wage debate, calling for a $13.50 wage across much of the state by 2022, Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday stood by her plan as she unveiled the rest of her agenda for 2016.

Acknowledging some of the criticism her proposal has endured since last week, Brown said she reached out to "both sides of the aisle" when crafting what she called a compromise meant to help working families without shocking the state's rural communities.

Businesses have said the plan, which calls for a $15.52 wage in Portland, goes too far. Wage activists, on the other hand, say the plan takes too long to phase in to make a significant difference.

But Brown, speaking at a press conference, didn't directly answer whether she'd entertain changes in light of those complaints. The plan has support from the Legislature's presiding officers but remains a long way from becoming law. Brown and lawmakers hope the plan will keep advocates from putting an increase on the November ballot.

"There's an opportunity for people's voices to be heard," Brown said.

The press conference on Brown's policy agenda was just her third since taking over from Gov. John Kitzhaber last winter -- but her second since November. Much of it echoed statements she's given at other events, including a speech in front of the Oregon Leadership Summit in December.

Education: A handout supplied by Brown's office repeated her plan to hire an innovation officer but supplied no new details about who might hold the job and what the job might emphasize beyond the state's high school graduation rate. Brown also is set to name a special committee to advise teachers.

Economy: Brown said she'd work to increase "racial, gender and economic equity" in Oregon in part by supporting affordable housing measures and the minimum wage. She's also asking for legislation she hopes will expand a state office dedicated to small businesses among other measures.

"Sometimes this means just getting out of the way," she said of regulations, saying she'd like to see smaller businesses have "more black ink and less red tape."

Ethics reform: Brown is repeating a promise she gave lawmakers in the fall to set uniform rules for public records across all state agencies. One bill would create a technical post in state government to help with large records requests. Another would require lobbyists to register clients with the state's ethics commission, with those filings available online within two days.

Safety and preparation: The governor is repeating calls for funding to help Umpqua Community College in Roseburg rebuild after an Oct. 1 shooting massacre left nine dead. She's also seeking money for counties stricken by drought and wildfires last year.

Brown wasn't ready to say yet where she's landed on a proposed ballot measure that would raise $2.5 billion a year by increasing gross receipts tax rates paid by large out-of-state corporations.

Like the minimum wage, though, she's said she's met with advocates on both sides.

"Sometimes issues are not so easy as they seem," said Brown, making clear she thinks the state nonetheless needs more revenue, "and this is one of them."